Always Abounding - Spring 2021

saved—I went to church and knew
there was a Jesus, but He wasn’t
personal. I came to my dad one
week and said, “Dad, I think I need
to be baptized.” He told me to wait
until the next week and pray about
it, and he gave me a message to
listen to. I came back the next week
and told him, “Dad I don’t need to
be baptized; I need to be saved.”
And that night on April 17, 2014, I
trusted Jesus as my Savior. I finally
had someone to go to with whom
I could have a real relationship.
From there the Lord led me to
Fairhaven Baptist College where
I am currently training for the
ministry. It has been a true blessing
to experience all that God has done
for me. I’m glad He is so patient
with us and gives us time to grow
in Him. If you would have asked
me a couple years ago before I
got saved, “Cooper, what do you
think you will do with your life?” I
probably would’ve told you that I
was going to be a police officer or go
into some field of law enforcement.
However, after I got saved, the Lord
started working in my heart; and in
April of 2017, I surrendered to fulltime
ministry. God has been so
good to me, and I find this verse
very true in my life, “Praise ye
the Lord. O give thanks unto the
Lord; for he is good: for his mercy
endureth for ever” (Psalm 106:1).
Cooper is pictured helping on the bus
route, playing basketball, and enjoying
a road trip with the team!
dr. david sorenson
module course
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